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author | Georg Brandl <georg@python.org> | 2008-01-20 09:30:57 (GMT) |
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committer | Georg Brandl <georg@python.org> | 2008-01-20 09:30:57 (GMT) |
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diff --git a/Doc/c-api/gen.rst b/Doc/c-api/gen.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0d3789a --- /dev/null +++ b/Doc/c-api/gen.rst @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +.. highlightlang:: c + +.. _gen-objects: + +Generator Objects +----------------- + +Generator objects are what Python uses to implement generator iterators. They +are normally created by iterating over a function that yields values, rather +than explicitly calling :cfunc:`PyGen_New`. + + +.. ctype:: PyGenObject + + The C structure used for generator objects. + + +.. cvar:: PyTypeObject PyGen_Type + + The type object corresponding to generator objects + + +.. cfunction:: int PyGen_Check(ob) + + Return true if *ob* is a generator object; *ob* must not be *NULL*. + + +.. cfunction:: int PyGen_CheckExact(ob) + + Return true if *ob*'s type is *PyGen_Type* is a generator object; *ob* must not + be *NULL*. + + +.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyGen_New(PyFrameObject *frame) + + Create and return a new generator object based on the *frame* object. A + reference to *frame* is stolen by this function. The parameter must not be + *NULL*. |